{"product_id":"view-from-the-summit-the-remarkable-memoir-by-the-first-person-to-conquer-everest-9780743400671","title":"View from the Summit: The Remarkable Memoir by the First Person to Conquer Everest","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE STORY OF\u003cbr\u003e AN ORDINARY MAN WHO BECAME THE\u003cbr\u003e CENTURY'S MOST IMPORTANT EXPLORER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Adventurers the world over have been inspired by the achievements of Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man ever to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest. In this candid, wry, and vastly entertaining autobiography, Hillary looks back on that 1953 landmark expedition, as well as his remarkable explorations in other exotic locales, from the South Pole to the Ganges. \u003ci\u003eView From The Summit\u003c\/i\u003e is the compelling life story of a New Zealand country boy who daydreamed of wild adventures; the pioneering climber who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth after scaling the world's tallest peak; and the elder statesman and unlikely diplomat whose groundbreaking program of aid to Nepal continues to this day, paying his debt of worldwide fame to the Himalayan region. \u003cbr\u003e More than four decades after Hillary looked down from Everest's 29,000 feet, his impact is still felt -- in our fascination with the perils and triumphs of mountain climbing, and in today's phenomenon of extreme sports. The call to adventure is alive and real on every page of this gripping memoir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743400671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e36649 \/ View from the Summit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 21\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Edmund Hillary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42038643490997,"sku":"9780743400671","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5b30e236-e772-45f9-9ea9-cf6ab62f27c1.jpg?v=1649737909","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/view-from-the-summit-the-remarkable-memoir-by-the-first-person-to-conquer-everest-9780743400671","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}